Mr Hans Svensson > Bird & Bird > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Hans Svensson
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Hans Svensson a Partner in our office in Sweden, and the head of the Corporate practice group in Stockholm. He is a key member of our Media Sector Group and heads the Nordic Tech & Comms Sector Group and the Banking & Finance Practice Group.
Hans has more than 20 years of experience in public and private M&A, capital markets, financing and joint ventures both locally and internationally. His extensive experience means that Hans is very versatile and he is exceptionally successful in the field of transaction advice. His industry and sector experience spans over a wide range of businesses in the communications, media and tech sectors and his clients are mainly entrepreneurs, private equity owned companies, and businesses with strategic challenges.
Apart from offering transaction advice, Hans is also a trusted senior advisor to owners, directors and managers. He attracts extraordinary endorsements from an international and domestic client base.
Career
Managing Partner, Bird & Bird Sweden 2015- , Partner, Bird & Bird 2007- , Associate, Bird & Bird 2004-2007, General Counsel (corporate & M&A), Eniro AB (publ) 2000-2004, Associate, Lindahl 1996-2000, Law clerk, Gothenburg District Court 1994-1996
Languages
Swedish, English, French
Memberships
Hans is a member of the Swedish bar association, Advokat. He is also an active member of several formal and informal business networks in Sweden, Finland and France.
Education
LL.M., University of Lund – 1994, European Master in Law & Economics (Hamburg, Ghent & Paris IX-Dauphine) – 1993
Lawyer Rankings
Sweden > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Bird & Bird’s corporate and commercial practice group handles a wide range of matters, including M&A and joint ventures, private equity buyouts, venture capital investments, and post-integration work. The team has a strong reputation for advising on cross-border transactions, particularly in the tech, media, telecoms and IP sectors. Mårten Willamo, noted for his close ties to the Finnish market, leads the firm’s Nordic-wide corporate group. Mattias Lindberg leads the commercial group in Stockholm, while Hans Svensson is corporate head in Stockholm. Jan Byström left the firm for Advokatfirman Lindahl KB in May 2023.
Sweden > IT and telecoms
Bird & Bird is active across a wide spectrum of IT sector matters. The team advises clients on IT-related regulatory, commercial, and contractual work, as well as procurement and outsourcing instructions. The group is recognised for its strong tech-focused international network, spanning Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Hans Svensson, who advises on M&A and financing issues, co-heads the practice with Mattias Lindberg, who has an excellent reputation for acting on digital development projects and contentious IT matters. Beatrice Duke has left the firm for an in-house role.